MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Local hero Lleyton Hewitt's surprising run to the last 16 of the Australian Open looks certain to come to an end when the 31-year-old meets world number one Novak Djokovic on Monday.
Defending champion Djokovic will not let sentimentality stand in the way of a place in the quarter-finals and the crowd on Rod Laver Arena are likely to leave disappointed as they did on Sunday when Roger Federer unmanned Bernard Tomic.
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